INEZ – The head of an organization that ministers to the families of federal prisoners at Big Sandy penitentiary in eastern Kentucky died Feb. 16. Harold Scroggs was the director of Haven of Rest located near Inez. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, a co-director of the Inez ministry.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS – Much like the rest of the state, a majority of northern Kentucky’s 370,000 residents are lost and in need of the gospel, according a Kentucky Baptist missions leader. “The hearts of our pastors are breaking. They’ve heard the statistics; they know that thousands are

LOUISVILLE – New City Church may be one of the youngest church plants in Louisville, but it stands tall as one of the top missions givers in the state. The Kentucky Baptist Convention recognized New City for its per capita giving to the Cooperative Program, the vehicle through which S

LOUISVILLE – Kentucky Baptist leaders are citing the generosity of churches for an increase in contributions to support the spread of the gospel throughout the state, nation and world. Total Cooperative Program receipts five months into the 2014-15 fiscal year stand at more than $9.3

LOUISVILLE – A recent LifeWay Research study reveals that a vast majority of people believe the local church is more concerned about what goes on inside its walls than the community outside. “Imagine what a witness it would be if Kentucky Baptists blitzed their communities and our sta

LOUISVILLE – Power Lunch, a Kentucky Baptist Convention ministry geared toward employees of nearby businesses, celebrated its first anniversary this week with record attendance and salvation decisions. Since last January, nearly 200 people have attended one of the monthly lunches, and

LOUISVILLE – Scripture calls on Christ followers to care for the poor, widowed and orphaned, but how does a church go beyond meeting physical needs to transforming lives in the community? ReThink Mercy, an exciting new workshop offered by the Kentucky Baptist Convention, was des

LEXINGTON – Souls were rejuvenated for kingdom work last weekend as nearly 140 ministry couples received some much-needed encouragement at the Shepherding 2015 conference in Lexington. The Kentucky Baptist Convention and Baptist Health joined forces for a 16th year to sponsor the even

PORTLAND, Ore. – Kentuckian Bill Johnson was recognized as one of the top disaster relief leaders in the country at the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Roundtable Wednesday in Portland, Ore. The North American Mission Board presented Johnson, of Grayson, with the SBDR Distinguished A

LOUISVILLE – The Kentucky Baptist Foundation board of directors will resume its search for a new president to replace the retiring Barry Allen. The board had previously voted to recommend Harold Monroe, vice president of investments for the Southern Baptist Foundation in Nashville, fo